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Shaun Pollock

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Shaun Maclean Pollock

Born: 16 July 1973, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province
Major Teams: KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Warwickshire, South Africa.
Known As: Shaun Pollock
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Son: Pollock, PM;
Nephew: Pollock, RG;
Cousin: Pollock, AG;
Cousin: Pollock, GA;


Test Debut: South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, 1995/96
Latest Test:
South Africa v Bangladesh at Potchefstroom, 2nd Test, 2002/03

ODI Debut:
South Africa v England at Cape Town, 1st ODI, 1995/96
Latest ODI:
South Africa v Bangladesh at Kimberley, 3rd ODI, 2002/03

First-class debut:
Natal B v Western Province B at Pietermaritzburg, 1991/92

Natal debut 1992/93
Warwickshire 1996

Education: Northwood HS, Natal Univ (Dbn)
Junior Representative Cricket: Ntl Nuff 1991, SA Scho

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 25/10/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   64   91  20  2242  111   31.57  49.00   2  10   41   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            2379.3  736  5472  263  20.80  7-87   14   1  54.2  2.29

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 09/10/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  170  112  39  1661   75   22.75  81.34   0   6   68   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling            1487    146  5638  240  23.49  6-35    8   4  37.1  3.79

FIRST-CLASS
 (1991/92 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  134  194  36  5244  150*  33.18   6  27   94   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            4600.2 1401 10757  486  22.13  7-33   20   2  56.7  2.33

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1992/93 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  287  193  56  3247  111*  23.70   1  14  102   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling            2377.2  8872  406  21.85  6-21   13   6  35.1  3.73

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Considering the type of stuff floating around in his gene pool, it would have been surprising if Shaun Pollock had not been an international cricketer - and a very good one at that. Dad Peter led the South African attack through the 1960s; uncle Graeme was one of the finest, if not the finest, left-hander to play the game. Shaun has bits of both in his makeup, but it is as an immaculate, Hadlee-esque, line and length seamer that he has established himself. At the start of his first-class career, though, he was both slippery and aggressive and his Natal team-mates delighted in totting up the number of batsmen he pinned match after match. He was brought into the South African Test side against Michael Atherton's England tourists in 1995/96 and although his father was the convener of selectors, there was never a hint of nepotism and the younger Pollock took quickly to the higher level. In 1996 he had a spell with Warwickshire cut short because of an ankle injury and missed the tour to India at the end of that year. But he soon returned to resume his new-ball partnership with Allan Donald and this pairing was the springboard of much of South Africa's success during the latter half of the 1990s. Indeed, it is possible to argue that the emergence of Pollock inspired Donald to greater heights as the latter found himself with a partner who both complemented and challenged him. Perhaps the straightest bowler in world cricket, Pollock is able to move the ball both ways at a lively pace. He also possesses stamina and courage in abundance as in proved in Adelaide in 1998 when he toiled on hour after hour in blazing heat to take seven for 87 in 41 overs on a perfect batting pitch. If there is a criticism of Pollock, it is that he has underperformed with the bat, but most Test teams would be perfectly happy to have him in their side if he never scored a run. Pollock was thrust into the captaincy in April when Hansie Cronje was drummed out of the game, and he now faces the biggest challenge of his career - to lift a shocked and demoralised South African side. If he can disprove the maxim that fast bowlers should not be appointed captain, it might well prove to be his greatest achievement. (Peter Robinson July 2000)

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